20 Threads — 4 Processors Compared

Decision table

20 Threads: which one for what?

The 4 models on this page are scored only against each other, for the use you pick. Scores come from the spec sheets; no price and no advertising go in.

What will you use it for? Gaming Content Creation On-device AI Battery Life

Leads for Gaming: Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX84%

Leads for Content Creation: Intel Core Ultra 7 265K74%

Leads for On-device AI: AMD Ryzen AI 9 46587%

Leads for Battery Life: AMD Ryzen AI 9 46571%

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Intel Core Ultra 7 265KIntel
20 · 20 · 5.5 GHz
79% 74% 62% 58%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
Why it ranks here
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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AMD Ryzen AI 9 465AMD
10 · 20 · 5 GHz
61% 55% 87% 71%
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 50 TOPS NPU
- Current model — 9 months on the market
Why it ranks here
- 28 W — among the frugal ones here
- Current model — 9 months on the market
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Intel Core Ultra 7 255HXIntel
20 · 20 · 5.2 GHz
84% 66% 66% 50%
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Gaming
- 30 MB L3 cache
Why it ranks here
- 20 cores / 20 threads
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: On-device AI
- 13 TOPS NPU
Why it ranks here
Nothing stands out for this use; the score comes from overall balance.
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Intel Core i9-13900HIntel
14 · 20 · 5.4 GHz
63% 67% 47% 53%
Why it ranks here
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- Editorial tag: Content Creation
- 5.4 GHz boost
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near
Why it ranks here
- 45 months on the market — a successor may be near